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Oct 3, 2022 · 1980s. How the 1982 Tylenol Poisonings Nearly Canceled Halloween. The shocking deaths of seven people in the Chicago area from tampered bottles led to a massive recall—and generated fears...
- Dave Roos
- 1 min
Other “copy-cat” poisonings, involving Tylenol and other over-the-counter medications, cropped up again in the 1980s and early 1990s but these events were never as dramatic or as deadly as...
Feb 9, 2009 · A Brief History of the Tylenol Poisonings 4 minute read Tylenol capsules are removed from the shelves of a drug store after reports of tampering in February of 1986.
- Dan Fletcher
Stella Maudine Nickell ( née Stephenson; born August 7, 1943) is an American woman who was sentenced to ninety years in prison for product tampering after she poisoned Excedrin capsules with lethal cyanide, resulting in the deaths of her husband Bruce Nickell and Sue Snow, a stranger. Her May 1988 conviction and prison sentence were the first ...
Sep 28, 2022 · The Chicago Tylenol murders, as they’ve come to be known, began in the morning hours of September 28, 1982, with a 12-year-old Elk Grove Village resident named Mary Kellerman, who was given a Tylenol tablet by her parents in response to complaints of a sore throat.
Jul 10, 2023 · By Michael Levenson. July 10, 2023. James W. Lewis, the prime suspect in the deaths of seven people in 1982 from cyanide-laced Tylenol — a poisoning that terrified the nation and changed the...
Jul 10, 2023 · Seven people ages 12 to 35 were killed in the Chicago area after they ingested extra-strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. Lewis, who was in his 30s at the time, denied any involvement.
